News & Announcements

Hi Harriet Ampofo

My name is Harriet Ampofo, joining Dr Lee Kalcsits Lab for Master’s program this Spring 2024. I am a Ghanaian from the Ashan􀆟 Region of Ghana where cocoa trees for making chocolates are produced. I gained my first degree in BSc Agriculture from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 2016. I received a […]

Welcome Hnin Phyu Lwin

I am Hnin Phyu Lwin, a recent graduate from the Department of Plant Science and Technology at Chung-Ang University, South Korea, where I earned my Ph.D. in Plant Science. My research is focused on metabolomic and transcriptomic profiling to investigate the metabolic responses and gene expression associated with the development of internal browning disorder in Wonhwang’ […]

Hi Madeline Zwergel

Madeline is joining Dr. Carolina Torres’s Lab as a master’s student in the Fall of 2023. She is originally from Madison, Wisconsin and received her BA in Environmental Studies and Geography, with a minor in Organic Agriculture, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Spring 2023. As an undergraduate, she worked in multiple labs in the […]

Welcome Ramesh Pilli

Ramesh is joining Dr. Jessica Waite’s lab as a Ph.D. student in the fall of 2023. He earned his Master’s degree from NDSU, where he focused on identifying genomic regions associated with cold hardiness in interspecific wine grapes. At WSU, his research focuses on genomics and transcriptomics of pome fruit physiology. Ramesh enjoys traveling, hiking, […]

Welcome Jacob Pitt

William Jacob Pitt is joining the Northfield lab as a post-doc. Jacob obtained his PhD in Entomology within the Department of Agricultural Biology at Colorado State University. His research primarily focused on understanding the effects of plant species on aphid transmission of potato virus Y (PVY), one of the most important pathogens of potato. Specifically, […]